EPM2027 - Dresden, September 27-30

Scope

Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (EPM) encompasses all areas of materials processing in which electric and magnetic fields can be employed to enhance process performance, product quality, energy efficiency, or sustainability. Traditional topics include liquid metal processing, casting and solidification, induction heating, crystal growth, and plasma-based technologies, while emerging applications continue to expand into new fields of advanced manufacturing and materials engineering.

As process industries worldwide face the profound challenge of transforming their production systems towards greater energy efficiency, climate neutrality, resource conservation, and circularity, innovative processing technologies are becoming increasingly important. The application of electromagnetic fields—and in particular electrically driven heating and processing technologies—offers powerful opportunities to reduce emissions, improve process control, increase productivity, and enable the transition towards sustainable industrial production.

The conference welcomes contributions from all areas of materials processing involving electric, magnetic, or electromagnetic fields, ranging from fundamental research and numerical modeling to industrial applications and equipment development. EPM aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform that brings together researchers, engineers, technology providers, and industrial practitioners from academia, research organizations, and manufacturing industries. By fostering scientific exchange and collaboration, the conference seeks to accelerate the development and deployment of innovative technologies that will shape the future of sustainable materials processing.